The Cave des Lauriers, run by the Jungo & Fellmann family in Cressier on Lake Neuchâtel, can host wedding aperitifs and group visits. Its wedding offer starts at 60 guests and takes place in the garden in front of the castle cellar, with the Caveau du Château de Cressier available as an extra setting. Groups of 10 people or more can book a visit with a tasting of four or five wines. This is a working winery, so it suits an aperitif or a tasting rather than a full seated dinner on site.
Seminars and company events
The winery receives groups for visits and tastings, which makes it a fit for a company outing or the wine stop of a team day. A visit with tasting of four or five wines, with savory snacks and non-alcoholic drinks, is offered from 10 people and lasts about 90 minutes at most. A local bakery can supply an added aperitif.
Several day formats combine the cellar with a meal elsewhere: lunch at the Hôtel de la Croix-Blanche in Cressier, 50 m away, on weekdays and not in the evening; a guided vineyard walk followed by the cellar and a meal; lunch at the Auberge La Tène in Marin by the lake, with group menus from 20 people; lunch at the Restaurant du Chasseral from 15 people. A boat trip on Lake Neuchâtel or Lake Biel and a horse-drawn carriage tour for up to 16 people per carriage, about 90 minutes, can be added. The winery does not describe meeting rooms, so it is not a venue for a seminar with presentations.
Weddings and receptions
The wedding offer is an aperitif package, valid from 60 guests. The winery sets up the space, supplies glasses and napkins and serves its own Neuchâtel Blanc from the estate. Mineral water, soft drinks and juice are self-service. The team also cleans the premises and the glasses. The aperitif lasts up to two hours from the announced arrival time and is held standing, with a few chairs. Restrooms are available. A fixed price per person is quoted on request.
The winery asks to supply the wines for the wedding banquet as well, except in special cases, with the right to return unopened bottles. Guests like to know where the wines come from, and the team contacts your restaurateur if needed. For food, the winery names a local bakery in Le Landeron, or a caterer of your choice, with a simple option of savory puff pastries and a richer buffet option.
Rules are strict. No beer, coffee, alcopops or champagne, no large decorations or special tablecloths, so that the natural look of the sites is kept. The premises are non-smoking, with ashtrays outside.
Rooms and capacities
- Garden in front of the castle cellar: standing aperitif, wedding offer from 60 guests.
- Caveau du Château de Cressier: an extra setting for the aperitif, with a supplement and a wider choice of wines.
- The Cave des Lauriers cellar: visits and tastings for groups from 10 people.
Accommodation
Two-day packages can be arranged with hotels in Cressier, Neuchâtel or Couvet, including lunch, one night, dinner, breakfast and one visit. The winery also has a holiday apartment, listed on its own site.
Getting there
The winery is at Rue du Château 6 in Cressier. Parking is organised by the guests: the winery recommends the car parks near the station, the pharmacy and the school. If the aperitif is held at the castle, parking in the north courtyard is possible. Coaches stop in front of the cellar and park at the station car park, about 100 m away. The number of guests must be confirmed at least five days ahead.
